742 Evergreen Terrace | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 742 Evergreen Terrace is the address of the Simpson family home. In order for the Simpson family to purchase the home, Abraham Simpson sold his old house and wrote Homer a check for $15,000, allowing him to pay the down payment on the house. In No Loan Again, Naturally it is revealed that the Simpsons are unable to afford their mortgage anymore, due to Homer constantly loaning money against the house, which causes Ned Flanders to buy the house for $101,000 and rent it to the Simpsons. The house to the left of the Simpsons house is the Flanders 's house, which is owned outright by Ned Flanders. The house on the right is possibly owned by Ted Flanders . It was formerly owned by Sideshow Bob (disguised as Walt Warren ), Ruth Powers , Laura Powers , Sylvia Winfield and Mr. Winfield , Terrence and Emily (Also home to Mr. Reader, Mrs. Reader and Baby Reader in The Simpsons Comic). Marge once said that Evergreen Terrace is "the street that smells like pee".

Oddly, former presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford have previously moved to Springfield, although in a house across the street. The House has been destroyed, sunk and other problems have happened. Contents Profile Design The house is a pinkish orange two-story detached house with a garage, basement, attic and lots of mice. On the ground floor, the front door leads straight into the foyer, with one arch in the wall to the left, leading to the sitting room, one to the right which leads into the dining room, a small cupboard and the stairs to the second floor. The sitting room and the dining room both have bay windows. At the back of the house is the living room and the kitchen, with stairs that lead to the basement (Marge discovered a secret sauna room hidden behind a heater). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The second story of the house has Homer and Marge's bedroom (with an en suite bathroom), Bart's bedroom, Lisa's bedroom, Maggie's bedroom, a bathroom and some 'empty' rooms, often shown in inconsistent places in several occasions. On the landing, there is a hatch which leads to the attic.

The back garden of the house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence and a low box hedge, and features a patio and the treehouse. Occasionally there is a hammock shown tied to two trees near the fence that borders Ned Flanders's backyard. Near that fence are the tombstones of The Simpsons's former cats: Snowball I , Snowball II , Snowball III , and Coltrane . [7] Rooms Attic Features and furniture The basement always includes a washing machine and a clothes dryer and a large Olmec statue of a head , which was a present from Mr. Burns after Bart donated blood to him. [8] However, the appearance of other features such as a furnace, ping-pong table, air hockey set and water softener vary from time to time. The basement is often used as a "secret lair", where Homer has brewed alcohol to beat prohibition and hidden his superhero operation as Pie Man , and where Marge hid during a spell of agoraphobia. Marge discovered a sauna in the basement, hidden behind a water heater. [9] At one time the basement held gym equipment. In one episode, Homer made his jerky business with Bart in the basement.

The house has two identical red sofas: One in the sitting room and one in front of the TV in the living room (that is sometimes seen with an indentation after Homer gets up) - the current sofa is a replacement of the old one which was destroyed (and had a fold-out bed the new one does not have). A tank full of fish is sometimes seen in the dining room. A simple painting of a boat hangs on the wall above the living room couch - Marge once says that she painted it for Homer, [10] but later it's suggested that she bought it, and it is titled "Scene from Moby Dick". [11] She keeps many copies in a nearby closet to replace the original if it gets damaged, which is rare. [12] Marge also has a whole drawer of her pearl necklaces (which Marge says are family heirlooms), shown when one is stolen by the Cat Burglar. [13] The house does not have an air conditioner although there is one on the Lego Simpsons House and on the side of the house in Brick Like Me . [14] Condition The Simpson's home being rebuilt.

The house itself is often shown as dilapidated; the walls are painted with enough lead paint to double as a bomb shelter, the roof leaks and the kitchen was so badly damaged that it needed to be rebuilt. [15] The interior of the walls are often shown to be filled with dangerous and unusual items such as asbestos, toxic waste, hidden treasure, recording devices, baby dinosaurs and dancing mice. Even the family cat, Snowball II, is seen in between the walls from time to time. It was also once stated that the walls were so fragile and so thin that various family members could overhear another conversation, and simply punching the wall is enough to put a hole through it. [16] Also, Homer notes once that the grass on their lawn is actually just green painted cement (although in other episodes it is clearly grass). Despite the poor conditions, the lived-in spaces are usually kept neat by homemaker Marge . It was described as a palace by Frank Grimes , and Moe Szyslak observed that it contained no silverfish.

The worst condition the house has been in was where it became horrifically slanted, which Bart uses as a sideshow, needing $8500 to repair, which Marge covers by getting a job. Once, Homer had to reshingle the roof on Sunday as part of his chores with Bart, but while trying to dare Bart to touch climb the TV antenna, and try to hang on while emulating an earthquake cumulating in trying to hammer Bart's grip on the gutters, only for the portion of the roof he was on to cave below him, collapsing and causing Homer to fall down. [17] The phone number is inconsistent, though always starting with 555. The area code was 636 before the town became too large and had to use two different area codes, changing the area code to 939. [18] When Springfield was trapped inside a dome during the Trappuccino crisis, an angry mob converged onto the house as a part of their effort to kill Homer , who was responsible for the town's ordeal.

The house is completely devoured and destroyed with all possessions lost after a sink hole in Maggie's sandpit expands when the police shot bullets into it (the Simpsons family escaped through the sinkhole). After the dome was destroyed, the townsfolk and the family rebuild the house in exactly the same manner as it was before, restoring the "status quo" and Russ Cargill the head of the EPA is been deposed by US authorities for trying to blow up the town, tricking the president and attempted to kill innocent people. [19] Address The house's address was inconsistent (particularly in the older seasons of the show), being 94 Evergreen Terrace, 1094 Evergreen Terrace, 555 Evergreen Terrace [20] , 723 Evergreen Terrace, and 430 Spalding Way. On the episode, " Homer's Triple Bypass ", 742 Evergreen Terrace is shown to be a completely different house where Snake hides from the police and Rev. Lovejoy lives next door, [21] but the most common address used is 742 Evergreen Terrace.

In “ Regarding Margie ”, Bart, Nelson and Milhouse paint the Flanders's house number as 738 and the Simpsons's house as '74' and since Homer refuses to pay, they don't paint the last number. By common sense it should be 740 Evergreen Terrace. Non Canon Appearances The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened/existed. Future 742 Evergreen Terrace in 2010 An episode set in 2010 shows a wooden add-on to the second floor, built (rather poorly) by Homer in what appears to be a poor and very cheap attempt to upgrade his house in a fashion similar to all the other homes in the neighborhood. It functions as a guest bedroom, but Homer warns Lisa and her fiancé that "If the building inspector asks, it's not a room. It's a window box". Treehouse of Horror In the Simpsons " Treehouse of Horror VI " episode, there is a portal behind the bookcase in the sitting room that leads to the Third Dimension. This is a reference to The Twilight Zone episode, "Little Girl Lost".

In Treehouse of Horror IV , the famous Dogs Playing Poker painting appears above the sofa. A similar house to the Simpson one also appears in the ending of Treehouse of Horror VIII , which Homer egged and broke the windows to get candy only for Lisa to point out that it was their house, making the rest of the trick-or-treaters laugh at the family. Behind the Laughter A real life Simpsons house was constructed at 712 Red Bark Lane in Henderson, Nevada, built in 1997 by Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation in a promotion sponsored by FOX and Pepsi. The house was painted and furnished with items to match the television show, including what appears to be a 1997 Toyota Camry matched to look like Homer's Car, although the scale of the house was smaller than the house on the series. The house was given away in a contest; the winner, Barbara Howard, was a retired factory worker from Richmond, Kentucky. The house has since been repainted. [22] The Simpsons House took 49 days to build, cost $120,000 and was unveiled to the public on August 1, 1997.

Trivia In Homer's Triple Bypass , the address of Snake 's house is "742 Evergreen Terrace" and he lives next door to Reverend Lovejoy . The house was also significantly different, having the garage to the left of the house instead of to the right, it being a single-story building (not counting the roof), the garage having a basketball hoop above the garage, and overall being much smaller than the Simpson house. Nearly every Springfield resident has been to the house, either being invited (mainly by Marge ), or inviting themselves over. Gallery 742 Evergreen Terrace - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki 742 Evergreen Terrace " Good Night " 742 Evergreen Terrace is the street address of the Simpson family home. The house to the left of the Simpsons house, 744 Evergreen Terrace is the Flanders 's house. The house on the right is vacant, but was formerly occupied by Ted Flanders , Sideshow Bob , Ruth Powers and Laura Powers , and Sylvia Winfield and Mr. Winfield . Marge once said that Evergreen Terrace is "the street that smells like pee". Oddly, former presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford have moved across the street.

Ned Flanders is currently the owner and rents it to The Simpsons. Contents Design[ edit ] The house is a tan-orange two-storey detached house with a garage, basement, attic and lots of mice. The garage door is pink or tan-orange. On the ground floor, the front door leads straight into the cyan-floored foyer, with one arch in the wall to the left, leading to the sitting room, one to the right which leads into the dining room, a small cupboard and the pink-and-purple stairs to the second floor. The sitting room and the dining room both have bay windows. At the back of the house is the living room and the kitchen, with stairs that lead to the basement (Marge discovered a secret sauna room hidden behind a heater). Although rarely seen, there is also a hallway leading to a "Rumpus Room". Homer was seen relaxing in the Rumpus Room several times. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The second story of the house has Homer and Marge's bedroom (with an ensuite bathroom), Bart's bedroom, Lisa's bedroom, Maggie's bedroom, a bathroom and some 'empty' rooms, often shown in inconsistent places in several occasions.

On the landing, there is a hatch which leads to the attic. The back garden of the house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence and a low box hedge, and features a patio and the treehouse. Occasionally there is a hammock shown tied to two trees near the fence that borders Ned Flanders backyard. Near that fence are the tombstones of The Simpsons' former cats: Snowball I , II , III , and Coltrane . [7] The burping room is a room in 742 Evergreen Terrace, in which Bart, Lisa and Maggie play in. Once, they had a burping contest, and another time they had a "making faces" contest. Sauna Features and furniture[ edit ] The basement always includes a washing machine and a clothes dryer and a large Olmec statue of a head , which was a present from Mr. Burns after Bart donated blood to him. [8] However, the appearance of other features such as a furnace, ping-pong table, air hockey set and water softener vary from time to time.

The basement is often used as a "secret lair", where Homer has brewed alcohol to beat prohibition and hidden his superhero operation as Pie Man , and where Marge hid during a spell of agoraphobia. Marge discovered a Sauna in the basement, hidden behind a water heater. [9] At one time the basement held gym equipment.In one episode, Homer made his jerky business with Bart in the basement. The house includes a kitchen with the floor having a blue and yellow patterned tile floor. The house has two identical red-brown sofas: One in the sitting room which is not seen very often, and a well-known one in front of the TV in the living room - the current sofa is a replacement of the old one which was destroyed (and had a fold-out bed the new one does not have). The floor has a green carpet and a pink-orange-blue mat made of concentric circles. It also incluedes a blue bookcase filled with pink, blue and orange books. on top of the bookcase is a teal colored telephone and lamp with a brown-lime-green base and a white lamp shade. A tank full of fish is sometimes seen in the dining room, but it only appears several times.

A simple painting of a boat on a sunny day (without he sun) hangs on the wall above the living room couch - Marge once says that she "painted it for Homer", [10] but later it's suggested that she bought it, and it is titled "Scene from Moby Dick". [11] She keeps many copies in a nearby closet to replace the original if it gets damaged, which is rare. [12] Marge also has a whole drawer of her pearl necklaces (which Marge says are family heirlooms), shown when one is stolen by the Cat Burglar. [13] The house does not have an air conditioner. [14] The Simpsons once owned a blue-purple CRT television, before replacing it with a blue-purple HDTV. Condition[ edit ] The Simpson's home being rebuilt. The house itself is often shown as dilapidated; the walls are painted with enough lead paint to double as a bomb shelter, the roof leaks and the kitchen was so badly damaged that it needed to be rebuilt. [15] The interior of the walls are often shown to be filled with dangerous and unusual items such as asbestos, toxic waste, hidden treasure, recording devices, baby dinosaurs and dancing mice.

Even the family cat, Snowball II, is seen in between the walls from time to time. However, the lived-in spaces are usually kept neat by homemaker Marge . It was described as a palace by Frank Grimes , and Moe Szyslak observed that it contained no silverfish.The worst condition the house has been in was where it became horrifically slanted, which Bart uses as a sideshow, needing $8500 to repair, which Marge covers by getting a job. The phone number is inconsistent, though always starting with 555. The area code was 636 before the town became too large and had to use two different area codes, changing the area code to 939. [16] When Springfield was trapped inside a dome during the Trappuccino crisis, an angry mob converged onto the house as a part of their effort to kill Homer Simpson, who was responsible for the town's ordeal. The house is completely devoured and destroyed with all possessions lost after a sink hole in Maggie's sandpit expands when the Police shot bullets into it (the Simpsons family escaped through the sinkhole).

After the dome was destroyed, the townsfolk and the family rebuild the house in exactly the same manner as it was before, restoring the "status quo". [17] Non-canon[ edit ] The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed. 742 Evergreen Terrace in 2010 742 Evergreen Terrace in 2044 An episode set in 2010 shows a wooden add-on to the second floor, built (rather poorly) by Homer in what appears to be a poor and very cheap attempt to upgrade his house in a fashion similar to all the other homes in the neighbourhood. It functions as a guest bedroom, but Homer warns Lisa and her fiancé that "If the building inspector asks, it's not a room. It's a window box". Treehouse of Horror[ edit ] In the Simpsons " Treehouse of Horror VI " episode, there is a portal behind the bookcase in the sitting room that leads to the Third Dimension. This is a reference to The Twilight Zone episode, "Little Girl Lost". In Treehouse of Horror IV , the famous Dogs Playing Poker painting appears above the sofa.

A similar house to the Simpson one also appears in the ending of Treehouse of Horror VIII, which Homer egged and broke the windows to get candy only for Lisa to point out that it was their house, making the rest of the trick-or-treaters laugh at the family. The Simpsons: Tapped Out[ edit ] 2.5 Behind the Laughter[ edit ] A real life Simpsons house was constructed at 712 Red Bark Lane in Henderson, Nevada, built in 1997 by Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation in a promotion sponsored by FOX and Pepsi. The house was painted and furnished with items to match the television show, although the scale of the house was smaller than the house on the series. The house was given away in a contest; the winner, Barbara Howard, was a retired factory worker from Richmond, Kentucky. The house has since been repainted. [18] Address[ edit ] The house's address was inconsistent (particularly in the older seasons of the show), being 94 Evergreen Terrace, 1094 Evergreen Terrace, 723 Evergreen Terrace, and 430 Spalding Way.

In the episode, " Homer's Triple Bypass ", 742 Evergreen Terrace is shown to be a completely different house where Snake hides from the police and Reverend Lovejoy lives next door. The most common address that is currently used is 742 Evergreen Terrace. In " Regarding Margie ", Bart, Nelson and Milhouse paint the Flanders's house number as 738 and the Simpsons house as '74' and since Homer refuses to pay, they don't paint the last number. By common sense it should be 740 Evergreen Terrace. About Us | 742 Evergreen Terrace 742 Evergreen Terrace You are here: Home / About Us About Us We are “the Simpsons” and if you don’t know who we are you must have been living under a rock somewhere. We have a reality TV programme called “The Simpsons“. Our TV show started in 1989, is viewed worldwide, and we consistently get much better ratings than those upstarts, “The Kardashians“. We live at 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield (we moved in here in the early 1980s).

We hope that you like our ADDREZ – it is designed to give you an insight into our lives and a bit of a glimpse into who we are. Homer Simpson homer@thesimpsons.com Homer Simpson is the bumbling husband of Marge and father of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson. He is the son of Mona and Abraham Simpson. Homer has held over 188 different jobs in the first 400 episodes of The Simpsons. He works as the Nuclear Safety Inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, a position he has held since very early in the first series. At the plant, Homer is often ignored and completely forgotten by his boss Mr.Burns, and constantly falls asleep and neglects his duties. Marge Simpson marge@thesimpsons.com Marge Simpson is the wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson. She was raised by her parents , Jacqueline and Clancy Bouvier. She has a pair of sisters, the joyless Patty and Selma, both of whom vocally disapprove of Homer. It’s revealed via flashback that Marge attended Springfield High School, and in her final year met Homer Simpson.

She was at first wary of Homer, but agreed to go to the prom with him, although she ended up going with Artie Ziff. However, she regretted going with Artie and ended up with Homer. After the two started dating for several years, Marge discovered she was pregnant with Bart, and she and Homer were married in a small wedding chapel across the state line. Bart was born soon after, and the couple bought their first house. Bart Simpson bart@thesimpsons.com Bart’s year of birth was stated as being in the early 1980s. He lived with his grandparents in the Lower East of Springfield until the Simpsons bought their first house. When Lisa was born, Bart was at first jealous of the attention she received, but he soon warmed to her when he discovered that “Bart” was her first word. Bart’s first day of school was in the early 1990s. His initial enthusiasm was crushed by an uncaring teacher and Marge became worried that something was truly wrong with Bart. One day during recess, Bart met Milhouse and started entertaining him and other students with various gestures and rude words.

Principal Skinner told him “you’ve just started school, and the path you choose now may be the one you follow for the rest of your life! Now, what do you say?” In his moment of truth, Bart responded, “eat my shorts”. Lisa Simpson lisa@thesimpsons.com Lisa’s year of birth is given as 1984, during the Summer Olympics. The episode “That ’90s Show” (season 19, 2008) , however, contradicts much of the established backstory; for example, it presents Homer and Marge as being childless in the late 1990s. Lisa is a lover of music, especially jazz. She enjoys playing the saxophone and became friends with jazz musician Bleeding Gums Murphy, whom she regards as an idol. Murphy helps pull Lisa out of her depression in “Moaning Lisa” (season1 , 1990). She is later deeply saddened by Murphy’s death in a later episode. Maggie Simpson Maggie is to young to benefit from the use of an email address. Maggie is the youngest child of Marge and Homer, and sister to Bart and Lisa.

When Marge became pregnant with Bart, she and Homer got married at a chapel in Las Vegas. To support his impending family, Homer all but demanded a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, impressing its owner, Mr Burns, with his aggressive submissiveness. When Marge became pregnant with Lisa, two years later, she and Homer bought their first house. Another six years later, Homer felt financially secure enough to finally quit his job at the Power Plant and take his dream job at Barney’s Bowlarama. However, Marge became pregnant with Maggie, so Homer, once again unable to support his family, was forced to reapply for his old job. By the time Maggie was born, Homer had shown great signs of distress, but he managed to find motivation in the form of his new-born baby girl. Snowball Snowball, also known as Snowball I, was the Simpsons’ first cat. Her death is never seen in the actual series, since it occurred “before” the show’s continuity began.

She was first mentioned in the series premiere in a Christmas letter Marge is writing where she explains that Snowball had died that year and went to “kitty heaven.” Snowball was named due to her white-colouredfur, though in a few occasions in the series Snowball I is pictured similar to Snowball II. Santa’s Little Helper Santa’s Little Helper is the Simpsons pet dog. Homer discovers that he has no money to buy Christmas presents for the family. Desperate for a miracle, he and bart go to the greyhound racing track on Christmas Eve in hopes of earning some money. Although Homer has inside information on which dog is the most likely to win, he instead bets on a last-minute entry, Santa’s Little Helper, believing the dog’s Christmas-inspired name to be a sign. However, the greyhound finishes last. As Homer and Bart leave the track, they watch the dog’s owner abandon him for losing the race. Bart pleads with Homer to keep the dog as a pet and he agrees after it affectionately licks him on the cheek.

When Bart and Homer return home, Santa’s Little Helper is assumed by the rest of the family to be a Christmas present Here is our Family Tree : Simpson House | MUGEN Database | Fandom powered by Wikia Low* Both* The Simpsons House is the house where the Simpson's family lives, it is located to 742 Evergreen Terrace in the city of Springfield. In M.U.G.E.N , Simpsons House has been made by Warner, Xedart and SephirothXXX2004. Contents [ show ] Warner's version Warner's Version is a low-res stage. The fight occurs in front of the Simpsons House while the Family is watching. Homer blinks at times. Xed's version Xed's version have both low and high resolution version of the stage. Though it's not animated it has a greater quality and supports superjumps. However this stage causes lag on some computers. SephirothXXX2004's version A third version of Simpson house made by SephirothXXX2004, the characters are fighting in view of the side of the house rather than view in front. Milhouse, Nelson, Chief Wiggum and Ralph watch from the sidelines.

Trivia SephirothXXX2004's Version is not similar to the houses beside the Simpson's house in the original series. Videos 742 Evergreen Terrace | Simpsons Fanon | Fandom powered by Wikia Good Night 742 Evergreen Terrace is the street address of the Simpson Family home. It was revealed that Grampa Abe Simpson actually owns 742 Evergreen Terrace. He sold his old house, and wrote Homer a check for $15,000 so that he could pay for the home. It is unclear whether Grampa paid the full price of the house, or if Homer paid a share. The house to the left of the Simpsons house is the Flanders ' house, which is owned outright by Ned Flanders, The house on the right currently belongs to Ted Flanders . It was formerly owned by Sideshow Bob (disguised as Walt Warren ), Ruth Powers , Laura Powers , Sylvia Winfield and Mr. Winfield (Also home to Mr. Reader, Mrs. Reader and Baby Reader in The Simpsons Comic). Marge once said that Evergreen Terrace is "the street that smells like pee".

Oddly, former presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford have previously moved in to the street, albeit in a house across the street. Profile Edit The house is a tan-orange two-story detached house with a garage, basement, attic and lots of mice. On the ground floor, the front door leads straight into the foyer, with one arch in the wall to the left, leading to the sitting room, one to the right which leads into the dining room, a small cupboard and the stairs to the second floor. The sitting room and the dining room both have bay windows. At the back of the house is the living room and the kitchen, with stairs that lead to the basement (Marge discovered a secret sauna room hidden behind a heater). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The second story of the house has Homer and Marge's bedroom (with an ensuite bathroom), Bart's bedroom, Lisa's bedroom, Maggie's bedroom, a bathroom and some 'empty' rooms, often shown in inconsistent places in several occasions. On the landing, there is a hatch which leads to the attic. In one of the Halloween Treehouse of Horror specials, Bart's long lost twin, Hugo, lives in the attic.

The back garden of the house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence and a low box hedge, and features a patio and the treehouse. Occasionally there is a hammock shown tied to two trees near the fence that borders Ned Flanders backyard. Near that fence are the tombstones of The Simpsons' former cats: Snowball I , II , III , and Coltrane . [6] Evergreen Terrace | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " Evergreen Terrace (renamed Homer Simpson Boulevard in a deleted scene) is the street that the Simpsons live on. The Simpsons usually are mentioned as residing at number 742. Therefore, the Flanders live next door at number 744. Evergreen Terrace also has its own exit off the highway [1] . Former President George Bush lived across from the Simpsons for a short while, and moved quickly because of them, only to be replaced by Former President Gerald Ford , who Homer seems to like, though it is later mentioned that he moved.

Contents 21 Band Names Based on TV Shows | Mental Floss 21 Band Names Based on TV Shows Getty Images/Simpsons Wikia/Erin McCarthy Like us on Facebook You know how you occasionally hear an awesome turn of phrase and immediately think, “That would make the best band name? These people did the same thing, but the difference between us and them is that they actually went on to name a band. Check out these 21 band names inspired by a little quality time flipping channels from the couch. 1. Evergreen Terrace Alex Meagher , Flickr // CC BY NC-2.0 A metalcore band named after the street on which everyone’s favorite Springfieldian family lives. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie live at 742 Evergreen Terrace. 2. Fall Out Boy via Getty Images The “Sugar We’re Goin’ Down” band is named after—yes—Fallout Boy, a minor character in The Simpsons. But it’s not because the guys in the band were such Matt Groening fans; they didn’t even get the reference when they adopted the name. The nameless band was in the middle of their second show when they decided to poll the audience for name ideas.

A Simpsons fan shouted the name of Radioactive Man’s sidekick, and the band liked it. 3. I Voted For Kodos Bridget Maniaci, Flickr // CC BY ND-2.0 OK, one last Simpsons reference. A now-defunct ska band named themselves after a quote in Treehouse of Horror VII. Aliens Kang and Kodos take over Earth and declare themselves the new presidential candidates. Kang wins and immediately enslaves the human race. Here's how that ends: 4. The Anti-Dentites This Connecticut-based band pays tribute to the famous Bryan Cranston episode of Seinfeld. 5. Betty's Not a Vitamin Named after one of the biggest marketing oversights in history, Paste magazine called these guys one of the best-named bands of all time . 6. Eve’s Plum Before she was Vitamin C (and Amber Von Tussle , for that matter), Colleen Fitzpatrick was in a band called Eve’s Plum, a tip of the hat to Ms. Jan Brady herself, Eve Plumb. 7.

Marsha Brady Mike McCall , Flickr // CC BY 2.0 Of course, Marcia’s always there to steal Jan’s spotlight—although this Cincinnati cover band either wasn’t interested in exact spelling or wanted to sidestep pesky copyright laws. 8. Johnny Bravo But wait, there’s more Brady Bunch! Remember the episode where Greg moonlights as a teen idol named Johnny Bravo? So does this Ohio cover band. 9. The Banana Convention Greg Brady sure had a lot of near-misses in the music industry. He also had a garage band called “The Banana Convention,” which sounded pretty good to this group from Saginaw, MI . They are, self-described, “a happy sounding Paramore meets No Doubt, with a splash of Weezer.” 10. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin cormac70 , Flickr // CC BY NC-ND-2.0 Here’s one for the Brits. An episode of The Goon Show, a British radio comedy show, is what inspired the name of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin. You may have heard their version of the Bay City Rollers’ “Saturday Night” in So I Married an Axe Murderer. 11.

Does It Offend You, Yeah? Schröder+Schömbs PR _ Brands | Media | Lifestyle , Flickr // CC BY ND-2.0 Sounds like a controversial statement, but the lead singer of the band says the name was actually just a quote from the ever-offensive David Brent on the British version of The Office: Everybody thinks the name is some kind of statement but it's a quote from David Brent in an episode of The Office. When me and James [Rushent] first started writing music together we decided to put it up on MySpace. We needed a name to put as our profile name so just put what was the first thing that was said on TV, we switched it on and Ricky Gervais said 'Does it offend you, yeah? My drinking?' so we just went with that. No thought went into it whatsoever. 12. Chigliak Records OK, technically this one isn’t a band, but still worth a mention. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver is such a fan of Northern Exposure that they honored the film buff character Ed Chigliak with a namesake record label.

Vernon said, Honestly, before I settled on a name for the Bon Iver project in general, Chigliak was in the running for what I was going to name the band, just because I love him so much. He’s my favorite in the pantheon of characters in the history of the world. So I was, like, "Well, that’s the best name for the label.’"He just represents the best of art. In the show, he’s penpals with Martin Scorsese, he’s a big film buff and he’s sort of a representation of what we’re trying to do at the label: like good music that may not be box office-smashing. We want to try to spread some of the music that maybe didn’t get out enough the first time around. 13. Eve 6 Joshua Smelser , Flickr // CC BY NC-ND-2.0 More sci-fi fans in the music business. The band’s name refers to an episode of The X-Files where genetically engineered woman are named “Eves” and genetically engineered men are called “Adams.” One of the Eves was named Eve 6, which drummer Tony Fagenson thought would make for a pretty cool band name.

14. Killswitch Engage Andreh Santo , Flickr // CC BY ND-2.0 Eve 6 isn’t the only band inspired by Mulder and Scully. The metalcore band chose their name after watching an X-Files episode called “Kill Switch” written by cyberpunk novelist William Gibson. (He’s the guy who coined the term “cyberspace,” by the way.) 15. The Bloodhound Gang Children of the ‘80s may remember that “The Bloodhound Gang” was the name of a skit on the PBS show 3-2-1 Contact. “They were a group of nerdy kids that solved crimes with math puzzles,” the band's guitarist, Lupus Thunder, explained in 2000. “It just made sense. We were a rap band so we needed to have a cool ‘tough’ sounding name, hence the ‘gang’. But deep down inside we're a bunch of nerds who should be doing math puzzles and playing Dungeons and Dragons or something similar. So the name just fits. Plus, the reference to the old ‘80s TV show shows what we're all about.” 16.

Frodus Nicole Kibert , Flickr // CC BY NC-ND-2.0 This "spazzcore band" took its name from last episode of The Monkees, “The Frodis Caper.” The Frodis, apparently, was a being from another planet that resembles a one-eyed philodendron with a football-shaped eye. 17. Ookla the Mok Michael Pereckas , Flickr // CC BY 2.0 Who remembers Thundarr the Barbarian? It was a Saturday morning cartoon that ran in the early ‘80s, and while it may not have had a profound effect on most of us, it definitely influenced Ookla the Mok. Ookla the Mok was a Wookiee-like character who traveled the world with Thundarr, battling evil sorcerers. “But what do they sing?” you’re probably wondering. Here’s a little sample: “Tantric Yoda” was the #1 requested song on the Dr. Demento radio show in 2012. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be seduced by Yoda, wonder no more . 18.

Das Racist Dave Lichterman , Flickr // CC BY NC-ND-2.0 The irreverent rappers named themselves after a clip on a now-defunct show on MTV2 called Wonder Showzen. According to MC Himanshu Suri , I think being minorities at a liberal arts college and that type of environment had an impact on both the way we view race and our sense of humor, which people often use as a tool to deal with race. I always felt like Wonder Showzen was a television show that captured that type of thing perfectly. When I saw the little kid yelling "THAT'S RACIST" it blew my mind. And then it became a game...to take all the seriousness out of making legitimate commentary on race, because that can get very annoying. So when something veering on racially insensitive would pop off in a commercial on television or something it would be like, who could yell "That's Racist" first. And then we thought it would be a cool name. 19.

Minus the Bear Nicole Kibert , Flickr // CC BY NC-ND-2.0 An indie band from Seattle, Minus the Bear was inspired by a sitcom from the ‘70s that featured a truck driver and his escapades with his pet chimp named Bear. Someone who was friends with the band had gone on a date, and when asked how the date went, he said, “You know 'You know that TV show from the 70s, B.J. and The Bear? It was like that, minus the bear.” And someone in the band probably said, “That would make an awesome band name,” and then it was so. 20. The Number 12 Looks Like You Ervin , Flickr // CC BY ND-2.0 This grindcore/progressive metal/hardcore punk/jazz band was named after a Twilight Zone episode. In the episode, the members of a future (ahem, the year 2000, cue Conan) society undergo an operation at the age of 18 to become beautiful and can choose from just a handful of various models. 21.

Crystal Castles The Canadian duo took their name from She-Ra, although technically it was inspired by a commercial for a She-Ra toy. The ad was hawking She-Ra’s Crystal Castle and, the band says, said that “The Crystal Castle is the source of all power,” and “The fate of the world is safe in Crystal Castle.” I wonder if it was this one:

Question: Which family lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace?
Answer: The Simpsons